Election 2017: Labour's Iain Wright confirms he is stepping down

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Chair of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy Select Committee becomes the latest high profile Labour figure to confirm he will not seek re-election

The Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee will soon be seeking a new chair, after chair Iain Wright this morning confirmed he would not be seeking re-election as Labour MP for...

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